Talk:Swype

RFV discussion: November 2011–March 2012

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Swype

Appears to be a brand name or something. WT:BRAND — [Ric Laurent] — 20:03, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

But this is just the origin of the verb, which is a proprietary technology for a product used by millions, it's in every Android device, and the way it works is that for Troy for example you tap on the t and draw a continuos like to the r-o-[and]-y and then you let go and the word troy appears and it is very rapid, much faster than typing physical keys or tapping tactile electronic representations of ones as well. And it is being used as a verb, i.e. "sorry, I swyped that wrong", or "my swype did that", or "i swyped you a message" or "i love swyping"Lucifer 20:08, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Wiktionary:CFI#Spanning_at_least_a_year. This is why we have tweet, but maybe not some other nonce stuff that never caught on. If it's not been around for a year, then we don't keep it. — [Ric Laurent] — 21:39, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Looks like it is too new to meet WT:CFI this year. Nothing on Usenet. Also the verb entry looks suspect because it is capitalised Swype but the other forms are swyping etc. in lower case. Equinox ◑ 20:10, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

I only capitalized it because I thought all brand-derived words have to be. Swype has been around since 2010 if not 2009, so it does span a year. Android phones have definitely caught on, they outnumber iphones 2-1 i believe.Lucifer 10:26, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

This is requests for verification. When you just come and say "OH YEAH IT DOES EXIST" that is of no help in building a scholarly dictionary. Please find citations that MEET THE CRITERIA AT WT:CFI. I don't believe there are enough, if any. Equinox ◑ 10:48, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

The verb "to swype" may well come into common usage, but, if it does, it will be with a lower-case "s". The capitalised form obviously refers to the proprietary technology and software. I can find uses only in blogs so far. Dbfirs 09:40, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Are blogs valid?Lucifer 08:34, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

No. --Yair rand 23:01, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

This is in use though.Lucifer 18:00, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Where can we find it in print, other than in blogs? Dbfirs 16:50, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

RFV-failed, as far as I can tell. - -sche (discuss) 06:22, 22 March 2012 (UTC)